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Top Ten NFC East Perfomers through Nine Weeks

Rivalries. Tradition. Hatred. (Expletive) you (expletive)-head. These are words that most die hard NFL fans associate with one of the most historically intense and competitive divisions in the history of football: the NFC East...

Written by Mike Carley about 22 days ago 274 reads 15 comments
Tony Romo Is All Grown Up

Wow. What a win. The collective breath let out in relief by thousands upon thousands of Cowboys faithful, after the Cowboys' thrilling 20-16 win versus the hated Philadelphia Eagles Friday night, affected weather patterns as far east as Turkmenistan...

Written by Mike Carley about 25 days ago 491 reads 5 comments
Democratic Cowboys Offense Realizing Potential Of "No T.O. Show"

The surging Dallas Cowboys present an intriguing enigma for any writer wishing to chronicle their exploits during the month of November...

Written by Mike Carley about about 1 month ago 437 reads 1 comments
Dallas' Miles Austin: A Season-Saving Sensation, Not a Flash in the Cowboys Pan

Now I must admit, I often get accused of embellishing the significance of big wins by the Dallas Cowboys. Personally, I find such accusations to be both unfounded and ridiculous...

Written by Mike Carley about about 1 month ago 788 reads 10 comments
The Chicago Bulls Are Better Off Without Ben Gordon, Without a Doubt

Believe me, I know what incredulous stares are greeting the title of this article. I guarantee you a vast majority of those disbelieving glances are from non-Bulls fans...

Written by Mike Carley about about 1 month ago 614 reads 17 comments
Dallas Cowboys' Early Bye Week Could Save Their Season on the Brink

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take." Anybody who has ever played sports or been within 50 feet of a cheesy self-help "life coach" has heard this maxim fed to the hesitant like ...

Written by Mike Carley about about 1 month ago 406 reads 1 comments
Jason Garrett Still Looks Like Dallas Cowboys' One-Trick Pony

I never thought I would say this, but it would have been interesting to see the Cowboys lose on Monday night. True, the devastating explosion of rage that would have emanated from my apartment ...

Written by Mike Carley about 2 months ago 589 reads 5 comments
Dallas Cowboys' Defense, Not Tony Romo, Should Worry Fans

Allow me to preface this article by saying that I am a staunch Tony Romo backer. His rags-to-riches emergence on the heels of a half-dozen years of horrendous quarterback play in Dallas ranks as one of the top three or four sports stories of my lifetime..

Written by Mike Carley about 2 months ago 252 reads 2 comments
10 Best Cowboys-Giants Games of the Last 12 Seasons

Sunday Night Football looks to present us with yet another installment of one of the most bitter rivalries in the NFL between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, a series so storied and so intense, that it literally needs no introduction...

Written by Mike Carley about 2 months ago 216 reads 3 comments
NFL: 11 Random Thoughts From Week One

After one of the most exciting Week 1's in recent memory, I thought I would compile a list of random musings from the first week of competition. Enjoy. 1...

Written by Mike Carley about 2 months ago 233 reads 8 comments
No-T.O. Show Silences Host Of Preseason Doubts About Dallas Passing Game

Due to the departure of, as Bill Parcells would say, "The Player," this offseason, the passing game has unequivocally been the most intriguing question mark out of the many that surrounded this ...

Written by Mike Carley about 2 months ago 305 reads 21 comments
Things I Could Have Been Doing Waiting For A Cowboy's Playoff Win

It is the Friday before the first Sunday of the NFL Season. It's hands down one of the most exciting times of the year, and for the NFL fan the countdown to another 17-plus weeks of excitement now stands at a tantalizing two days...

Written by Mike Carley about 2 months ago 277 reads 9 comments
Dallas Cowboys Sport Best Group Of Pass Catchers in The NFC East

"Nobody is afraid of those receivers in Dallas." "With T.O. gone, who is Romo going to throw to?" "If Romo couldn't win with T.O...

Written by Mike Carley about 4 months ago 1,187 reads 33 comments
"Los Angeles" Angels Of Anaheim Set Marketing Standard For Next 50 Years (Humor)

Greetings all. I am Mike Carley Jr., the 35 year old son of the famous Mike Carley himself, e-mailing you from the year 2055...

Written by Mike Carley about 4 months ago 306 reads 0 comments
Martellus Bennett: Dallas Cowboys' Offensive Breakout Player Of The Year

For those of you who don't know, one can't simply introduce a personality or life force as vibrant and unique as Martellus Bennett with just any type of vanilla introduction...

Written by Mike Carley about 4 months ago 738 reads 1 comments
Anthony Spencer: Dallas Cowboys' Defensive Breakout Player of the Year

(Author's note: This article, while NFL-related, does NOT contain any references to Brett Favre or Michael Vick. No Michael Jackson whatsoever either. I promise.) Human beings could be classified as, quite paradoxically, a race of individuals...

Written by Mike Carley about 4 months ago 373 reads 0 comments
Gerald Sensabaugh Is the X-Factor in Dallas Cowboys' Revamped Defense

Terrell Owens is no longer a Cowboy. This much is true, and it is a fact that has many widespread ramifications on the entire Dallas Cowboys organization. The circus T.O...

Written by Mike Carley about 6 months ago 540 reads 2 comments
Four Reasons Tony Romo Will Be The Best Quarterback in The League in 2009

Never has success or failure of any athletic endeavor been determined more by the ability of teammates to synergistically cooperate and execute their given tasks than in the great game of football...

Written by Mike Carley about 6 months ago 540 reads 33 comments
Dallas Cowboys: A Leader Away From The Super Bowl

One of the greatest works of classical political theory was a work written by Thomas Hobbes called "The Leviathan." Arguably, this is the single most significant literary work to grace the face of the planet since Plato took quill to parchment...

Written by Mike Carley about 6 months ago 710 reads 3 comments
Four Reasons Michael Jordan Is, and Will Be, the Greatest Ever

The "Age of Information" has had many wide-spread ramifications in every inch of the fabric that makes up human civilization...

Written by Mike Carley about 7 months ago 1,496 reads 70 comments
A Celebration of the Fanatic: A Fresh Perspective

Unequivocally, regardless of the context or background, the word "fanatic" has a subtle yet undeniably negative connotation. It implies levels of irrationality bordering on psychosis. It implies a departure from reason bordering on dangerous...

Written by Mike Carley about 8 months ago 248 reads 18 comments
Lee Evans Vs. Dwayne Bowe: Which WR Benefits Most From Offseason Acquisitions?

As any avid fan will testify, football is absolutely the ultimate team sport. In no other athletic endeavor does one man's success depend so heavily on the success of 10 others. You can be the best wide receiver in the league...

Written by Mike Carley about 8 months ago 717 reads 19 comments
I'd Never Thought I'd Say It, but Good Riddance Terrell Owens

I am terrified to write this article. Make no mistake. Every essence of my being is quivering in terror and anticipation for the deluge of "I TOLD YOU SO"'s that this article is inviting into my life...

Written by Mike Carley about 8 months ago 247 reads 4 comments
Why Duke-UNC Basketball Is the Greatest Rivalry in All of Sports

Allow me to channel my inner 10th grader and begin this article as such: Webster’s Dictionary defines a rivalry as a “competitive or antagonistic state or condition...

Written by Mike Carley about 9 months ago 1,443 reads 20 comments
How Jason Garrett Murdered the Dallas Cowboys

"You don't win games on paper." Anybody who has been associated with any sort of athletic endeavor has had maxims such as this bellowed, preached or commented to them at some point or another...

Written by Mike Carley about 9 months ago 2,698 reads 45 comments

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Mike Carley Article Archive

Top Ten NFC East Perfomers through Nine Weeks

Tony Romo Is All Grown Up

Democratic Cowboys Offense Realizing Potential Of "No T.O. Show"

Dallas' Miles Austin: A Season-Saving Sensation, Not a Flash in the Cowboys Pan

The Chicago Bulls Are Better Off Without Ben Gordon, Without a Doubt

Dallas Cowboys' Early Bye Week Could Save Their Season on the Brink

Jason Garrett Still Looks Like Dallas Cowboys' One-Trick Pony

Dallas Cowboys' Defense, Not Tony Romo, Should Worry Fans

10 Best Cowboys-Giants Games of the Last 12 Seasons

NFL: 11 Random Thoughts From Week One

No-T.O. Show Silences Host Of Preseason Doubts About Dallas Passing Game

Things I Could Have Been Doing Waiting For A Cowboy's Playoff Win

Dallas Cowboys Sport Best Group Of Pass Catchers in The NFC East

"Los Angeles" Angels Of Anaheim Set Marketing Standard For Next 50 Years (Humor)

Martellus Bennett: Dallas Cowboys' Offensive Breakout Player Of The Year

Anthony Spencer: Dallas Cowboys' Defensive Breakout Player of the Year

Gerald Sensabaugh Is the X-Factor in Dallas Cowboys' Revamped Defense

Four Reasons Tony Romo Will Be The Best Quarterback in The League in 2009

Dallas Cowboys: A Leader Away From The Super Bowl

Four Reasons Michael Jordan Is, and Will Be, the Greatest Ever

A Celebration of the Fanatic: A Fresh Perspective

Lee Evans Vs. Dwayne Bowe: Which WR Benefits Most From Offseason Acquisitions?

I'd Never Thought I'd Say It, but Good Riddance Terrell Owens

Why Duke-UNC Basketball Is the Greatest Rivalry in All of Sports

How Jason Garrett Murdered the Dallas Cowboys

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